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Open Letter to the Ohio Restaurant Association and its members regarding opposition to SB239

7:00am Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Editor's Note: The following letter was written by Buckeye Firearms Region Leader Larry S. Moore and addressed to the Ohio Restaurant Association and its members. Mr. Richard Mason Director of Government Affairs Ohio Restaurant Association 1525 Bethel Road, Suite 301 Columbus, OH 43220-2054 Dear Mr. Mason: I am very pleased to see the Ohio Restaurant Association take a position regarding SB239,...

EDITORIAL: Kagan's threat to gun owners

3:00pm Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Nominee has a past that is opposed to individual self-defense By THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Obama poses a real and present danger to the Second Amendment, and he's working to pack the Supreme Court with justices who will undermine Americans' gun rights. Mr. Obama didn't fess up to this radical agenda when running for the highest office in the land. "I have said consistently that I believe...

Columbus Dispatch publishes extensive look at successful efforts of pro-gun rights advocates in Ohio

7:00am Tuesday, June 15, 2010
A front-page story in Sunday, June 13 edition of The Columbus Dispatch took an extensive look at the recent efforts by the National Rifle Association, Buckeye Firearms Association and other pro-gun groups to modernize Ohio's concealed carry law to more closely resemble that of surrounding states by allowing license-holders to protect themselves in restaurants that serve alcohol, and by removing...

NRA announces endorsement of Ted Strickland for Governor

3:00pm Monday, June 14, 2010
The Associated Press is reporting that the National Rifle Association publicly endorsed Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland today in his race against Republican John Kasich. According to the article, Strickland accepted the endorsement at a Monday event at a sporting goods store in Proctorville, near the Ohio-West Virginia border, which the NRA publicized to its members over the weekend. The NRA's...

Two 'no guns' UDF convenience stores in Dayton robbed within 24 hours

3:00pm Friday, June 11, 2010
by Tim Inwood According to news reports this week, two United Dairy Farmer's stores in Dayton ( Wyoming Street and North Main Street ) were robbed within 24 hours. Apparently the thugs missed the little 'no guns' sign on the door UDF corporate put there to keep him out. Or just maybe the miscreant was a bit wiser than the UDF corporate stuffed shirts who put the sign up. The crook was certainly...

SB239 and SB247: Two bills whose time has come

7:00am Friday, June 11, 2010
by Jim Irvine Recently two crucial bills passed the Ohio Senate. One deals with critical improvements for concealed license holders (CHL). The other corrects a defect in Ohio law which has resulted in court orders being null and void and good people losing their right to defend themselves, even in their own homes.

NSSF asks gun owners to practice firearm safety every day

3:00pm Thursday, June 10, 2010
Children across the country will start their summer vacations this month and, as a result, spend more time at home -- some of it unsupervised. With that in mind, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reminds gun owners to review their procedures for safely storing firearms in the home -- a reminder in keeping with June being National Safety Month. A few simple steps -- such as storing firearms...

Are you prepared for when a criminal comes knocking? This family was.

7:00am Thursday, June 10, 2010
By Jim Irvine Recently I sat down with a friend who was the target of a home invasion. He lives in a nice neighborhood with his wife and two young kids. In the middle of the night, there was a noise downstairs. “It sounded like the blinds being moved. My first thought was: 'there is somebody in our house.'" Such a thought can be terrifying. In a "hot burglary" the FBI statistics show that the...

May second highest all-time for background checks on firearm sales

3:00pm Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,016,876 checks in May 2010, ranking the month the second highest May for most NICS checks. This figure, while being a .6 percent decrease from the 1,023,102 checks conducted in May 2009, is an increase of 14.7 percent over checks in May 2008. The total number of background checks reported since the...

Restaurant/ Car Carry legislation likely stalled until after November elections

7:00am Wednesday, June 09, 2010
by Jim Irvine Last week we asked you to make phone calls to your State Representatives in an attempt to move two bills to Governor Strickland before the summer recess. Thank you to each of you who picked up the phone answered our call for action. Unfortunately, we were not successful. Phone calls are no longer needed. While we share your frustration that Speaker Budish and the Democrat-controlled...

England shooting proves fallacy of gun control laws

3:00pm Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Last Wednesday's mass shooting in northwest England is more proof that restrictive gun laws do not prevent horrible criminal acts, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Wire service and British news agency reports say 12 people are dead and 25 people are wounded, and suspected gunman Derrick Bird is among the fatalities. It appears he died from a self-inflicted...

Gun control restrictions snag heroes, but have no effect on criminals

3:00pm Monday, June 07, 2010
by Jeff Knox With a decision expected from the Supreme Court later this month, the importance of the McDonald case challenging Chicago's handgun ban was brought into stark relief last week when an 80-year old Chicago resident used a handgun to stop a violent home intruder. Reports indicate that the intruder broke in through a back window of the octogenarian's home in the early hours of May 26 and...

Ohio man competes in History Channel's "Top Shot"

11:32am Monday, June 07, 2010
The Akron Beacon-Journal is reporting that an Ohio man is among those competing on Top Shot , a History channel series that premiered Sunday at 10:00 p.m. Hosted by Colby Donaldson of Survivor fame, the show has 16 marksmen competing for a $100,000 prize. Among the competitors is Chris Cerino of Wadsworth, Ohio, who told the Alron newspaper he loved being part of it.

Obama administration's ATF Reverses Interpretation of Gun Control Act; Redefines "Transfers" of Firearms

7:00am Friday, June 04, 2010
Editors note: The following is republished from a blog post by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) . Reversing an interpretation of the Gun Control Act that has been on the books for more than four decades, ATF today posted a ruling declaring any shipment of a firearm by a manufacturer (FFL) to any agent or business (e.g., an engineering-design firm, patent lawyer, testing lab, gun...

Research: Concealed Carry and Guns Save Lives

3:00pm Thursday, June 03, 2010
Guns save lives, and are necessary for protection. That's according to research from David Burnett and Clayton Cramer, who track incidents of defensive gun use at TheArmedCitizen.com. The stories include senior citizens fighting off robbers, and women defending themselves against rapists or attackers, proving armed citizens prevent violent crimes everywhere from restaurants and grocery stores to...

Anti-gun Ohio newspaper editorial board member embraces "denial" like a baby does his "binky"

7:00am Thursday, June 03, 2010
de·ni·al - "An unconscious defense mechanism characterized by refusal to acknowledge painful realities, thoughts, or feelings." - The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary by Ken Hanson, Esq. In a May 30, 2010 column, Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial board member and columnist Thomas Suddes says, " Just hand Ohio to the gun nuts and get it over with ." While I would like to oblige him,...

Mexican President Calls For Reinstatement Of Failed Gun Ban

3:00pm Wednesday, June 02, 2010
On Thursday [May 20], Felipe Calderon, the president of Mexico, where prohibitive gun laws prevent good people from having firearms for protection against criminals and governments of dubious legitimacy (historically the norm in Mexico), encouraged Congress to reinstate the federal "assault weapon" ban. With a warning seemingly designed to appeal to those who believe that speaking out against the...

Facing defeat in U.S. courts, Chicago Mayor Daley suggests "appeal" to World Court

7:00am Wednesday, June 02, 2010
by Gerard Valentino Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is clearly getting desperate to save the city's longtime ban on private ownership of firearms. With the prospect looming of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling his city's ban unconstitutional, and after the state Supreme Court tossed his $433 million lawsuit against the gun industry, he is now calling for a change of venue — to the World Court normally...

URGENT ACTION NEEDED TODAY FOR 2 GUN BILLS!!!

12:00pm Tuesday, June 01, 2010
We need your IMMEDIATE help to get two important pro-gun bills passed. S.B. 239 removes the restriction on carrying within a restaurant or bar that serves alcohol, so long as the licensed person does not consume alcohol and is not under the influence of any intoxicant. S.B. 239 also removes the micro-managing of carrying while in a car. S.B. 247 makes technical changes to Ohio law to fix our...

Obama backs international gun control treaty

7:00am Tuesday, June 01, 2010
The OAS Firearms Convention Is Incompatible with American Liberties by Theodore Bromund, Ray Walser, Ph.D. and David Kopel President Barack Obama has called on the Senate to ratify the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials. President Bill Clinton signed the convention in 1997, but neither he...

Memorial Day 2010 - Remembering Those Who Gave All to Defend Our Rights

7:00am Monday, May 31, 2010
By Jim Irvine We are often thanked for all we do to secure firearms rights in Ohio, but this Memorial Day, it's important to remember all those who have come before us, and won all of the big battles. It is only through their sacrifice and perseverance that we are able to fight today's battles. While it's easy to get caught up in the moment of your own struggles, our lives as we know them would...

Brady Campaign's slipping relevancy underscored by NRA convention

3:00pm Friday, May 28, 2010
by Alan Gottlieb and Dave Workman Adhering to a pattern of behavior that has developed over the years, a tiny contingent of gun prohibitionists paraded outside of the Charlotte Convention Center while the National Rifle Association was hosting its record-breaking members' meeting, but they remained only long enough to get some camera time with local news crews. Paul Helmke, president of the Brady...

FLASH: Ohio Senate passes SB239 (Restaurant & Car Carry Rules Fix) and SB247 (Restoration of Rights)

2:52pm Thursday, May 27, 2010
The Ohio Senate has passed Senate Bill 239, which will allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants. To do so, license holders may not consume any alcohol and must not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. According to OpenCarry.org , 42 states (including every state that borders Ohio) allow non-drinking license holders to carry firearms...

Bills would allow Ohio citizens to carry guns in restaurants and restore gun owner rights

8:51pm Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) is delighted to report that the Senate Criminal Justice Committee today passed two vital bills. SB239 would allow citizens who hold a valid concealed handgun license (CHL) to carry a firearm in restaurants. To do so, license holders may not consume any alcohol and must not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The bill also seeks to reduce burdensome...

Ohio Attorney General announces concealed carry reciprocity agreement with North Dakota

12:00pm Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has announced a new concealed carry reciprocity agreement with North Dakota. Here is the text of the official announcement: I am pleased to inform you that my office has negotiated another agreement to extend the concealed carry privileges of licensed Ohioans who are traveling in other states. Effective immediately, North Dakota is the 20th state to enter...

More Guns, Less Crime: 2009 FBI Crime Data continues to refute gun ban extremists' rhetoric

7:00am Wednesday, May 26, 2010
by Gerard Valentino The Dayton Daily News is reporting that preliminary FBI statistics show violent crime has decreased in Ohio for the third straight year. Yes, that's right - crime decreased in spite of predictions by the establishment media, politically-motivated law enforcement groups and anti-gun extremists, who claimed that permissive self-defense laws would lead to the end of civilization...

NSSF Grants Fuel Growth in Collegiate Target Shooting

3:00pm Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative Benefits Varsity Teams, Clubs On college campuses across the country, men and women are taking up target shooting in increasing numbers. From Harvard to Jacksonville University to the University of Colorado, the shooting sports are "in" as students discover how they can enjoy these safe, fun activities with their friends. To encourage this growth trend, the...

Debunking Random Anti-Gun Myths

7:00am Tuesday, May 25, 2010
By Gerard Valentino The anti-gun movement and establishment media have done such a great job disseminating their dangerous message on the gun issue that several of their myths have become accepted as common knowledge in America today. Some of the myths are ridiculous, and some are so pervasive that they are considered to be true. In some cases they are perpetuated by well-meaning but misinformed...

Op-Ed: Kagan Bad on Guns

3:00pm Monday, May 24, 2010
by Brian Darling "President Obama's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court," I wrote in HUMAN EVENTS on June 3, 2009, "owes the American people an explanation on her view of the 2nd Amendment." The nominee then was Sonia Sotomayor, who never provided an explanation. Now, with the choice of Solicitor General Elena Kagan, President Obama is two for two in selecting Supreme Court nominees with an...

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